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Description

This is the first of what is planned to be an annual series of events. The symposium will:

create an open, listening and debating space for practitioners, researchers, stakeholders and relevant NGO’s, in the broad areas of abuse and safeguarding to come together and learn;

value perspectives from across so-called ‘disciplinary boundaries’ and create opportunities for new connections, creativity and engagement;

create an annual place for the activities above, a productive place for learning about new areas and forming collaborations for the future in research and practice;

promote to the public the areas of Abuse Studies and Safeguarding as state of the art, innovative and society-enhancing fields and encourage the valuing and understanding of the contribution of professionals and researchers who work in these areas.

We value and welcome all in/disciplinary focuses on abuse including sociological, psychological, social anthropological, social work, criminological, social policy and practice perspectives, gender studies, social care, philosophical and historical.

If you would like to present on the day, or would like further information, please send a 150 word abstract to k.kardas@mmu.ac.uk by 10th June. If you would like an informal chat about the event, please contact the Convenor, Dr Geraldine Lee-Treweek, g.leetreweek@mmu.ac.uk .

The event is free and includes lunch on the day and a wine reception in the early evening to launch the newly constituted charitable professional association ASPIRE (Association for Abuse Studies, Safeguarding Practitioners and Researchers).

Please forward this invitation to your colleagues within the Academy and to practitioners, NGO’s, Civil Society groups and public bodies that may be interested.